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Why Birdville? Southlake Carroll AD explains

The marquee matchup of the 5A playoffs this weekend will be defending state champion Southlake Carroll facing perennial power Euless Trinity.

The teams will square off at 6 p.m. Friday at the Birdville Fine Arts Complex, which seats about 12,000 fans. It seems like an odd choice, given the magnitude of the game. But Carroll athletic director Kevin Ozee explained the decision in a blog post Sunday.

Here’s a snippet from Ozee’s post:

There has been much discussion and there will be much written about the stadium selection for this week’s game vs. Trinity. I’ve even had questions on why we don’t move the game to a bigger venue. It’s not that simple. Birdville was mutually agreed on ahead of time by Trinity and us some time ago. We work weeks in advance reserving stadiums and planning games.

For round 3, Cowboys Stadium was not available. SMU and UNT were not options. UTA, Mansfield, and Birdville all seat about the same. The Cotton Bowl and TCU are grass fields and most high school coaches do not like to play on grass this time of year.

To read the full post and get information about where to buy tickets, check out Ozee’s blog.